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SAN JOSE — Police have announced the arrest of a man suspected of installing a hidden camera in a woman’s restroom at a Starbucks coffee shop earlier this year.

Louie Juarez Jr., 35, of San Jose, was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for possession of child pornography, installment of a hidden surveillance camera with audio, possession of high capacity magazines, possession of an assault rifle, and possession of an unregistered firearm. (San Jose Police Department)
Louie Juarez Jr., 35, of San Jose, was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for possession of child pornography, installment of a hidden surveillance camera with audio, possession of high capacity magazines, possession of an assault rifle, and possession of an unregistered firearm. (San Jose Police Department)

The secret device recorded at least 90 people, ranging in age from 4 to 85, using the facilities at one of the coffee chain’s locations on Coleman Avenue near Taylor Street, according to the San Jose Police Department.

Officers were called Jan. 31 after someone reported the discovery of a camera affixed beneath a sink in the restroom, pointed at the toilet.

“These videos are extremely graphic and contain multiple juvenile victims, fully exposed,” police said.

The camera recorded between 9 am and 7 pm on the previous day, Jan. 30. An ensuing police investigation examined the camera and found “evidence of the suspect setting up the device,” police said.

That led police to identify Louie Juarez Jr., a 35-year-old San Jose resident. On March 15, police arrested him at a home in the city. While serving a search warrant, police said they recovered “other miscellaneous micro cameras,” including one resembling a toy soccer ball.

Seized hidden cameras that were located inside the restroom of a coffee shop on Coleman Avenue and weapons found in the residence of suspect Louie Juarez Jr., 35, of San Jose. Juarez was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for possession of child pornography, installment of a hidden surveillance camera with audio, possession of high-capacity magazines, possession of an assault rifle, and possession of an unregistered firearm. (San Jose Police Department)
Seized hidden cameras that were located inside the restroom of a coffee shop on Coleman Avenue and weapons found in the residence of suspect Louie Juarez Jr., 35, of San Jose. Juarez was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for possession of child pornography, installment of a hidden surveillance camera with audio, possession of high-capacity magazines, possession of an assault rifle, and possession of an unregistered firearm. (San Jose Police Department)

Officers also seized more than 20 guns including an assault rifle and unregistered gun, as well as high-capacity magazines. The rifle and magazines were illegally owned, police said.